i think cosmogramma and probably utqc just get too fancy. like gordon ramsey says, "good simple ingredients". keep it simple. pays off. these are too abstract. they challenge the listener. which is cool, but not great imo.

I'm going to disagree on this. That's the exact reason why I like Cosmogramma and UTQC the best! They challenge the ear drums and once the music clicks with you it's like a feat or great payoff. That's precisely why they've been replayed dozens of times for me. Not to say that it's better than the other stuff.. just my opinion. Meh.

I'm going to disagree on this. That's the exact reason why I like Cosmogramma and UTQC the best! They challenge the ear drums and once the music clicks with you it's like a feat or great payoff. That's precisely why they've been replayed dozens of times for me.Not to say that it's better than the other stuff.. just my opinion. Meh.

Im going to disagree with this, no just playing. Whatever, I just know I enjoy Los Angelas most of the two. UTQC I have not heard. But yah, what evs.

I know liv likes cosmo....jazz heads feel flylo s busier, "fancier" stuff, because that's all it can really be called...i love cosmo, it's a crazy episode of alternate universe free jazz. The new one, for anyone concerned, is far less busy and paranoid. If cosmogramma was beautiful in a stark, unworldly starry way, then this record is more like something earthly, like love...regardless, it IS very beautiful. Much simpler, fewer fancy transitions, just jazz moods. It sounds like he's taken cues from his golden boy signee, teebs at certain points. Can even hear some damfunkyness going on in certain tracks. I fucking love this guy

I've felt that if you were into his music early, you grew as he did. I've liked his direction since 1983. UTQC fits beautifully in his catalog. He broke from that peloton of alright producers and has been on his own for a min now. But in the end, the music has to speak to you.Still stuck on getting there..

Side A in bananers. Side B. Not so much. It reminds me of a lot of those crappy jazz records I bought. The ones that I thought were cool, and would be chalked full of samples and worth the ten bucks I paid for them, but ended up listening to once.

Side B has its moments tho and it is interesting, but Side A? FUcKinG ReDONCULers.

Classic. Honestly, for me, side A is going down as one of the greatest album sides ever.

Yah, second listen had me appreciating the second half more and choking up, like 3 times. I'm serious. I think it is so cool, and amazing to hear something made by a kid, disciple of dilla, hip hop head, making something that matters. That is interesting, that required thought and effort.

The more I listen to this album the more accepting I am of it. It has about two songs I could do without but It's too diverse to like everything. Its very subtle and surreal in nature. Only moments I don't like is when the sound gets all brash after I've just enjoyed a hazy audible dream for 1:07.
I can hear bits of Pattern Grid World like Time Vampires and Clay but, at the same time I also hear jazziness of Cosmogramma steamrolled out to fit this theme. Nice transition Flylo!

why would you want to stop him from experimenting? that's what flying lotus is about, man. if you want beats like Raw Cartoons, listen to Raw Cartoons. Flying Lotus's new stuff is some of the most beautiful music I've heard. Ever.

Didn't fall in love with cosmogramma until I heard it stoned. Utqc is solid but not epic after a few listens. I'll have to have a session with some heady herb to judge for sure. Lots of good sounds though for sure